Lot 450 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., Return of the King first edition, first impression, 1956-55
Tolkien (J.R.R.)The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, fifth impression, third impression jacket, lower joint chipped, 1956, The Two Towers, fourth impression, ink gift inscription, third impression jacket, 1956, The Return of the King, first edition, first impression, with signature mark '4' and sagging text to p.49, ink gift inscription, jacket price-clipped, fading to lower panel, 1955, folding maps, browning to endpapers, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine ends and corners a little bumped and faded, dust-jackets, all broken along lower joint, spines browned, spine ends and corners chipped with loss, some creasing and fraying to head, light surface soiling, 8vo.
Estimate: £600 - £800 Sold for £1500 including fees
Lot 451 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., 1957.
Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, seventh impression, 1957; The Two Towers, fifth impression, 1957; The Return of the King, third impression, jacket with short nick to head of lower joint, 1957, first editions, folding maps, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jackets, very light toning to spine, light creasing to head, some light finger-soiling to panels, near-fine examples overall, 8vo.
Estimate: £400 - £600 Sold for £1750 including fees
Lot 452 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, second edition, fifth impression (ninth overall), 1957.
Tolkien (J.R.R.)The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, second edition, fifth impression (ninth overall), colour frontispiece, illustrations and map endpapers by the author, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, light rubbing to spine tips, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, some light creasing, light rubbing to extremities, a crisp and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1957.
Estimate: £400 - £600 Sold for £1125 including fees
Lot 453 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, first edition, 1962; and 2 others by the same (3)
Cover “Planting the Mallorn”
Tolkien (J.R.R.)The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, illustrations by Pauline Baynes, jacket price-clipped, rubbing to spine tips and corners, 1962; Tree and Leaf, jacket with light sunning to spine, 1964, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine copies; and another by the same, 8vo (3)
Estimate: £200 - £300 Sold for £1062.50 including fees
Lot 455 Tolkien (J.R.R.) ed. Christopher Tolkien, The History of Middle Earth, 8 vols. (of 12), 1984-1992 (8)
February “Sunrise on Minas Tirith” “Quote from ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ book five chapter 1: Minas Tirith’”
Tolkien (J.R.R.) ed. Christopher Tolkien, The History of Middle Earth, 8 vol. only (of 12), comprising vols. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9, vol. 2, 6, 7 and 9 first editions, others later impressions, illustrations, some edges marked, original boards, dust-jackets, some lightly rubbed at extremities, 4to, 1984-1992 (8)
Estimate: £100 - £150 Sold for £250 including fees
For people interested in getting UK hardback HoMe editions, then getting them at auction like this is a good way to the moment. If you were to buy the Print on Demand editions at the normal price of £40, it would be more than the hammer price in the auction, though probably a closer price when HarperCollins have sales.
Lot 452 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, second edition, fifth impression (ninth overall), 1957.
Tolkien (J.R.R.)The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, second edition, fifth impression (ninth overall), colour frontispiece, illustrations and map endpapers by the author, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, light rubbing to spine tips, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, some light creasing, light rubbing to extremities, a crisp and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1957.
Estimate: £400 - £600 Sold for £1125 including fees
I agree, especially prints from the 1950's with decent/good jackets.
I got a decent 1957 ninth imp for £600 last week, it was buy it now for £1250 but the dealer did an offer while I was searching and it was in my watch list so I saw it straight away. (I guess he bought it much cheaper a while back and wanted a quick sale)
I agree, especially prints from the 1950's with decent/good jackets.
I got a decent 1957 ninth imp for £600 last week, it was buy it now for £1250 but the dealer did an offer while I was searching and it was in my watch list so I saw it straight away. (I guess he bought it much cheaper a while back and wanted a quick sale)
£600 for a '57 (in good to fine condition) is a good deal at the moment.
I was interested in the 1st edition of Tree and leaf and the one of Lot 453 looks incredible!!
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